Coronary artery disease
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Coronary artery disease · Jun 2005
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialCardiogenic shock: predictors of outcome based on right and left ventricular size and function at presentation.
To determine the characteristics and prognostic importance of right ventricular (RV) dilatation and dysfunction in patients with cardiogenic shock secondary to left ventricular (LV) dysfunction enrolled in the Should we emergently revascularize occluded coronaries for cardiogenic shock (SHOCK) trial. ⋯ In patients with cardiogenic shock secondary to predominant LV failure, the presence of RV dilatation and dysfunction identifies a subgroup of patients with predominant inferior myocardial infarction and an improved long-term prognosis.